Tag: Federal Election Commission

In today’s Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court ruled that corporations should be treated the same as “natural persons”, i.e. humans. Well, in that case, expect the Supreme Court to next rule that Wal-Mart can run for President.

The ruling, whichÂ junks federal laws that now bar corporations from stuffing campaign coffers,Â will not, as progressives fear, cause an avalanche of corporate cash into politics. Sadly, that’s already happened: we have been snowed under by tens of millions of dollars given through corporate PACs and “bundling” of individual contributions from corporate pay-rollers.

The Court’s decision is far, far more dangerous to U.S. democracy. Think: Manchurian candidates.

The Bank of Scotland has appointed the controversial American TV evangelist Dr Pat Robertson as chairman of its US retail banking holding company. The fundamentalist minister is known in America as founder and president of the 1.2-million member far-right Christian Coalition and for his statements attacking feminists, homosexuals, Democrats and Hindus. ...more

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#JoeBiden wants to use #StaceyAbrams as a shield for his decades of silence while in power over the question of the suppression of the black vote. Of course he’ll want Abrams, she’s a rockstar, and the obvious choice for all Democratic candidates. Biden doesn’t own her. https://t.co/VNREqgAthq